Texas, Energy and data center

Responding to data center demand, Last Energy to deploy 30 microreactors in Texas
The nuclear startup's plans are in response to overwhelming demand from Texas-based data center developers over the last year.
Last Energy to deploy 30 nuclear reactors in Haskell to power wave of Texas data centers
Last Energy plans to plant 30 micronuclear facilities in Haskell County, as energy companies move to address the voracious power needs of data centers
Last Energy plans 30 microreactors in Texas to meet data centre demand
Last Energy, a micro-nuclear technology developer, has announced plans to build 30 microreactors in Haskell County, Texas.
State lawmakers grapple with energy demand for data centers
Legislation from Texas to Georgia could impose fees and rules to safeguard the electric grid and keep a lid on household utility bills.
NRG Energy to build four natural gas power plants to supply data centers in Texas, elsewhere
NRG Energy, a Houston-based power generation giant, plans to build four new natural gas power plants to supply data centers in Texas and elsewhere, according to a Wednesday announcement. It’s the latest initiative from energy companies rushing to supply electricity to power-hungry data centers,
Texas Needs Equivalent of 30 Reactors to Meet Data Center Power Demand
Demand on the Texas power grid is expected to expand so immensely that it would take the equivalent of adding 30 nuclear plants’ worth of electricity by 2030 to meet the needs.
Next-gen nuclear startup plans 30 reactors to fuel Texas data centers
Last Energy’s ambitious 600MW project aims to sidestep grid constraints and fast-track nuclear deployment—and it's suing the government to go faster.
Last Energy plans to build 30 'micro' nuclear power plants for Texas data centers
Last Energy, a Washington D.C.-based startup, plans to build 30 “micro” nuclear power plants an hour north of Abilene in response to “overwhelming demand” from data centers in Texas over the last year,
Startup wants to power Texas data centers with small nuclear reactors
Last Energy, a startup developing small modular nuclear reactors, has embarked on its biggest project yet, securing early approval to build 30 units on the open plains of North Te
Shell will no longer sell electricity plans to Texas residents
Shell is no longer selling electricity plans to Texas residents, a company spokesperson confirmed to the Houston Chronicle ...
Report: Texas oil and gas industry broke multiple records in 2024
The Texas oil and natural gas industry broke multiple records in 2024, from production, to job creation, to taxes and ...
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As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants” fueled by people’s homes
The result is what’s called a “virtual power plant” — a burgeoning resource that, across the state, has the potential to send ...
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Meta signs on for more Texas solar
Cypress Creek Renewables signed an environmental attribute purchase agreement with Meta to support the 505 MW Hanson Solar ...
ERCOT Weather Watch: Here's when Texas power grid energy use is expected to peak
Pablo Vegas, the CEO of Texas grid operator ERCOT, said supply will be lowest compared to demand around 8 a.m. Thursday.
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In Texas, ‘energy dominance’ is the solar industry’s new motto
AUSTIN, Texas — Solar energy might be clean, cheap and slow the heating of the planet. But that’s not what the solar industry wants lawmakers to focus on. Instead, solar leaders are at the ...
Texas Tech receives $3.3 million from Department of Energy for critical minerals assessment
Texas Tech received $3.3 million from the DOE to help recover critical minerals from produced water and brine from Texas oil ...
New Texas bill seeks to address market distortion caused by federal subsidies
Of the roughly 150 bills filed in the state legislature impacting the Texas oil and natural gas industry, state lawmakers are ...